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I sent out a newsletter last week and the responses have been rolling in to enter my newsletter giveaway. If you didn’t get the newsletter and would like to, just let me know in the comments and I’ll send one out to you. As I nearly always do, I invited my newsletter readers to share a story with me. Since …
Yesterday, April 27th, was National Tell a Story Day. Don’t ask me how you get something named a National Day because I don’t know. But every day has a few national somethings. Sometime last week it was World Book Day. Then there was Speak like Shakespeare Day. Naturally, we all just pay attention to those days that catch our interest …
When you get a perfect spring day in April on a Saturday or a Sunday, you need to take advantage of the gift if you can. And when the whole weekend feels like a perfect June day, it’s time to be outside. We did go to church which was inside. I have remembered times when it was suggested we carry …
I always love it when a young character shows up in my stories. It’s fun to look at what’s happening through a child’s eyes. I often have kids in my books. At times, my kids are central to the story as Sienna is in my upcoming release, When the Meadow Blooms. Sienna is such a great little girl to get …
Have you ever wondered about some of the traditions we have about Easter? Of course, you know why Christians celebrate this Resurrection Sunday when Christ arose and defeated death. That is what gives the Christian hope. “He is not here, but is risen!” Luke 24:6 (NKJ) But what about some of the other traditions such as why we dress up …
Only a couple more weeks until the release of my new book, When the Meadow Blooms. So I thought this would be a good time to share some outakes or scenes cut from the book before it was published. I sometimes tend to be wordier than necessary. I know you all can’t believe that! But some scenes are better without quite as …
I’ve wanted to share this post with you for a while – ever since January when I got my local newspaper and read a story about a house burning down in our county. Sadly, the family lost everything. But when they went back to sift through the burned remains of their home, amazingly enough they found five Bibles unscathed by …
“The Book Woman is coming!” One of the things I really liked when I was researching for my book, Along a Storied Trail, was how I kept coming across stories of how much the mountain people loved the packhorse librarians they called the book women. For many of them the packhorse libraries were their first experience with libraries since their communities didn’t …
A little person in a little place can use a little thing, perform a little task, and receive a great reward. – Jack Hyles When I was a young girl, the honking sound of geese passing overhead was enough to make me and everybody else in my house drop whatever we were doing and rush outside. There in our yard, we …
You’re in for a treat today as I’ve invited Shelia Stovall over to tell us about her books. Shelia is a librarian here in Kentucky but she also writes some great stories with engaging characters and fun settings. I met her a few years ago and can tell you I’ve rarely met anyone with a sweeter heart for people. You’ll …